IESL JIY winner 2012 wins top multiple awards at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair2013 in USA


IESL JIY  winner 2012 wins top multiple awards at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair2013 in USA

sent by Eng. Jayavilal Meegoda, Vice President/IESL

The winner of  the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) Junior Inventor  of the Year (JIY) competition 2012, Master Pubudu Kapuge,  has done Mother Lanka proud by winning  several top awards at the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair  (ISEF), in Phoenix, Arizona.

Pubudu Kapuge, a product of Mihintale College, has won the First Award of  US$3,000 for his project "Ridge cutting machine”,  in the Electrical and Mechanical category at the Intel ISEF 2013 Grand Awards Ceremony held last Friday (17), by the Society for Science and the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation.

According to Eng. Jayavilal Meegoda,  Vice President of IESL,  Kapuge’s project has also won a special award, at the Special Awards Ceremony, Thursday night.  He has received a  US$500 cash award from the Ashtavadhani Vidwan Ambati Subbaraya Chetty Foundation.

Over 1,600 high school students from 60 countries had participated in this year's Intel Science and Engineering Fair, the world's largest pre-college science competition, from May 13 -17 in Phoenix, Arizona. They had competed for awards and scholarships worth nearly four million dollars.

In 2008,  JIY winners had the opportunity to participate in the esteem Intel ISEF competition. So far, they have won 08 international awards to their credit. Junior Inventor of the year competition conducted by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka to promote creativity and innovation among the future generation for last 28years. 


1 comment:

  1. This is great achievement. Good luck and best wishes to that student.

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